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It was almost late in the evening when the main force of the Jin army, which Commander Yuan was expecting, launched a large-scale offensive, but it was long overdue.

Two Niu Lu, the main force of the Xianglan Banner under Jierhalang's command, took the lead, followed closely by two Niu Lu, the Han army flag under the Xianghuang Banner, and one Niu Lu, the main force of the Zhenghuang Banner, followed. There were about two thousand soldiers, and nearly three thousand miscellaneous soldiers.

Surrounded by soldiers and taking advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun, they rushed towards the head of Ningyuan City.

The passionate sound of antlers blew away the twilight atmosphere of dusk, and the Ming troops on the city walls also recovered from their laziness!

"Master Futai, the Tatars are coming!"

Zhao Shujiao rushed to Governor Yuan in great excitement.

At this time, Governor Yuan was already a little exhausted and unable to hold on any longer, but when he saw the main force of the Hou Jin Army coming forward, he felt as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood, and glory shone on his face again.

"Hmph! Huang Taiji, a barbarian who knows a little bit about military affairs, wants to sneak attack on me at dusk? Hum! How can it be so easy? Zhao led the teaching, don't hesitate with artillery, give me a hard blow.

Fight! As long as the Tatars dare to come forward, we must make sure they never come back!"

Although Governor Yuan was extremely thin, he was dressed in a bright red official robe and had a unique majestic aura. Against the background of the evening breeze above the city at this time, he did not seem to have any power at all.

"Yes. As long as you like it, Mr. Futai, I will arrange it right away."

Although Zhao Lijiao held the highest military position in western Liaoning, in the eyes of Governor Yuan, he was just an obedient dog.

Inspector Yuan had spoken, but Zhao Lingjiao did not dare to neglect him at all and hurriedly went to call the artillery camp.

Not long after, "boom, boom, boom", the shrill roar of artillery, like muffled thunder that was about to pierce the sky, suddenly boomed on the top of Ningyuan City.

The dark cannonballs, using the afterglow of the sunset, drew violent parabolas in the air and smashed into the swarming Houjin army formation.

such a pity.

After almost a whole day of operation, within a mile and a half to the bottom half of the city, the Hou Jin army's servants had piled up several low earth walls.

These earthen walls may seem simple, but they are quite effective in dealing with the red cannons of the Ming army in Ningyuan City.

As soon as they saw the artillery fire, the soldiers of the Hou Jin Army hid behind the earth wall to avoid coming forward.

At this time, there was a loud "bang" sound, and a dark artillery shell actually crossed a parabola and hit the top of an earthen wall of the Jin army a mile away. In an instant, it made a big hole in the earthen wall.

However, the earthen walls built by the Later Jin Army were very "enchanting". Facing the direction of Ningyuan City, it was a side-cut slope.

After the cannonball hit the top of the wall, it did not continue to roll behind the wall. Instead, it sank in a lot, turned violently a few times, and fell to the front of the wall with a 'plop'.

Although the force was quite powerful, it shook the earth wall for a while and frightened the Tatars behind, but it did not cause any real harm to these Tatars.

"Bang Magnetic----".

Not far away, another cannonball fell, but it was almost the same as the one just now.

As long as no Tatar was tragically hit directly on the head by a red cannon shell, it was impossible to cause real casualties to these Tatars with the obstruction of these earth walls.

at this time.

More than a mile away from the northeast corner of the frontal battlefield, behind a low earth wall, Huang Taiji did not hang the royal flag. His royal flag was still in the middle of the battle formation, but at this time, he was here, following Ji

Erhalang, together with a dozen Houjin generals, carefully observed the Ming army's artillery offensive.

The troops of the Hou Jin Dynasty learned to ride and shoot from an early age. The general warriors of the Hou Jin Dynasty had excellent eyesight.

However, in this era, due to imbalanced nutrition, many people have night blindness.

But this is obviously not a big problem for Huang Taiji and the generals of the Later Jin Army. At their level, they don't have to worry about food and drink.

At this time, the sunset reflected the colors and the visibility was just right. From their angle, they could see the frontal battle situation very clearly.

Seeing that the two rounds of shelling barely caused any damage to the main force of the Hou Jin Army, Huang Taiji couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Xiao Liuer, your method is really good."

Jierharang was also in a very happy mood: "Great Khan, this slave was forced out by Li Yuanqing! If the slave also used this tactic in the Battle of Anzhou, it must be able to reduce a lot of casualties among the warriors!"

Huang Taiji smiled and nodded, but said: "Xiao Liu'er, you can't always be immersed in the self-criticism of the past. The past is past. As the old saying of the Han people goes, every time you take a bite, you will gain wisdom.

.It is precisely because of your experience that we were able to avoid more casualties among the warriors today under Ningyuan City."

Jierhalang has actually been relieved a lot, but in front of Huang Taiji, even though Huang Taiji was once his most trusted starling, he still retains a trace of safety and caution.

Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.

Jierhalang was simply amazed by these methods of Huang Taiji.

He smiled hurriedly and said: "Great Khan, these Ming army artillery on top of Ningyuan City fire very fast, and the shells are huge. They must be their red cannons. This kind of cannon is really amazing at long range, but once it gets inside

After five hundred steps, within three hundred steps, they lost their power. As long as our warriors break through to three hundred steps, we will no longer have to worry about the threat of the red cannon."

Huang Taiji has made great efforts in the research of artillery over the years. He smiled lightly and said: "Maybe it won't take three hundred steps. By the time the warriors reach five hundred steps, these Ming people's artillery may no longer be able to fire.

!”

Ji'erharang immediately understood what Huang Taiji meant, and couldn't help but admire him even more. "The Great Khan is wise! With the Illumination Army's firing speed, their artillery can easily explode! Once the chamber explodes, hehe... then...

There’s a good show to watch!”

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At this time, unlike the people watching the show in a relaxed manner at the Hou Jin Center, Governor Yuan's face at the top of Ningyuan City was full of anger.

He never imagined that the red-clothed cannon, which he was so proud of and regarded as his greatest asset, would be somewhat difficult to use in front of these dog Tatars!

Although the power of the red cannon is still extremely powerful, and the dog Tatars cannot lift their heads under the pressure, but~ even Governor Yuan can see it.

The power of the red cannon is that it 'only thunders, but does not rain', and 'only flowers, but does not bear fruit'. It looks amazing, but in fact, it does not cause too effective damage to the dog Tatar.

this……

Not far away, Zhao Lijiao, who was supervising the formation in front of the artillery camp, was also a little stunned.

How is this going?

Why can't the red cannon be used so well?

These earthen walls that look so ugly that they can fall down with just one push, actually have such great power at this time? Can they neutralize the power of the red cannon?

This~~~, how can we fight this battle?

"Commander, the barrel of the gun has overheated and can no longer be fired! It must be cooled, otherwise, there will be a danger of the barrel exploding!"

At this time, General Qian, an artilleryman, rushed over and reported to Zhao Liaohui.

"What? How many rounds are these? Is this red cannon useless?" Zhao Zhijiao was immediately furious and hurriedly tried to test the temperature of the barrel in front of him.

"Commander, be careful! Don't touch it! You may burn your hands!" Artilleryman Qian shouted quickly.

Fortunately, Zhao Shujiao was in his prime and his reaction was very quick. The moment he felt the heat of the cannon barrel, he quickly retracted his hand and couldn't help but spit out: "What a fuck! He

Damn it, then hurry up and dissipate the heat! What the hell are you still doing in a daze? Are you waiting for the Tatars to come up?"

Zhao Shujiao angrily kicked the artilleryman Qian Zong and quickly ran towards Commander Yuan.

Governor Yuan was already a little panicked at this time, but with so many men on the top of the city looking at him, he could only hold on.

"Master Futai, the red cannon can no longer fire. We must prepare for hand-to-hand combat! You, please take a step back first! Just leave the city to Ji Zhi! Ji Zhi will definitely not let the dog Tatars rush up!"

Zhao led his teachings to hurriedly come to Governor Yuan to express his loyalty.

Governor Yuan really wanted to turn around and leave immediately, but he knew very well that it was absolutely impossible for him to do so.

If he left now, all his hard work for more than ten years would be blown away by the murderous north wind!

That would be even worse than killing him!

Zu Dashou's "two swords" can stop the dog Tatars. Governor Yuan doesn't believe that he is 10,000 times wiser and more powerful than Zu Dashou. How can he still stop the thousands of dog Tatars?

"retreat?"

Governor Yuan suddenly sneered: "Humph! Below the city are the people of Ningyuan City, where can I retreat? Loyalty to the emperor is a matter of eating the emperor's salary! Zhao Lijiao, you are personally commanding on the front line! I am watching from here.

! Today, I swear to live and die with Ningyuan City! When the city is alive and people are alive, when the city dies, people will perish!!!"

He is worthy of being a person with a professional background and a good education!

When Governor Yuan said what he said, it was so beautiful that Zhao Shujiao was a little stunned for a moment.

But Zhao Lijiao also knew very well that at this time, he and Governor Yuan, including Zhu Mei and other Guan Ning forces, had no way to retreat!

As long as Ningyuan City is here, they have everything. If the city is gone, what will happen to them?

In an instant, Zhao Lijiao also became ruthless, pulled out the sword from his waist and said: "Master Futai, don't worry! Today, even if I risk my life, I, Old Zhao, can't let the dog Tatars rush to the top of the city.

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After a while, Zhao led the army to personally rush to the front line of the city to take command, while Governor Yuan came to the higher city gate tower to watch the battle intently.

Soon, the main force of the Tatars, supported by a group of servants, swarmed towards the city.

The days in early spring are obviously much longer than in winter.

At this time, although the sun had already set halfway and started to fall below the horizon, the old man just refused to go down. This also made the visibility in the entire world very good.

These dog Tatars, at least, have half an hour to attack the city.

Governor Yuan suddenly remembered the Battle of Ningyuan in the fifth year of Tianqi. Lao Nu led tens of thousands of Jin troops to besiege Ningyuan City. He was also here, paying close attention to the entire battle.

However, back then, he was accompanied by Li Yuanqing. Li Yuanqing would carefully explain to him every detail of the battlefield, including the trend of the entire battlefield.
To be continued...